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The Department of Energy (DOE) announced the selection of 16 projects totaling $32.5 million to advance technology integration in areas that will help achieve net-zero GHG emissions in the transportation sector.

Congratulations to 2023 Better Buildings Challenge Goal Achievers Allegheny College, Community College of Allegheny County, Morehouse College, and University of Virginia on achieving their portfolio-wide energy savings goals. These four partners manage a combined portfolio of more than 19 million square feet and serve over 42,000 students. Learn more about the measures that these institutions took to achieve their goals in this column.  

Arizona's Mesa Fire and Medical Department added an all-electric fire truck to its current fleet.

Carter County Schools (CCS) in Kentucky will add 23 electric school buses to its fleet.

Four California schools will benefit from a grant from the California Energy Commission (CEC) through its Clean Transportation Program to implement 12 bidirectional chargers for school bus fleets.

New York City School Bus Umbrella Services (NYCSBUS) announced the approval of charging infrastructure and automated load management (ALM) to support 25 electric school buses.

Hunt Military Communities (HMC), a provider of military housing, recently launched an electric vehicle (EV) charging pilot program that will provide Level-2 charging to residents at four military bases.

Greenlane, a public electric commercial truck charging network service provider, announced a collaboration to increase the development and installation of public charging infrastructure for Heavy Duty Battery Electric Vehicles (HD BEVs). 

Eight hotels, including Holiday Inn Express and Best Western, are adding electric vehicle charging infrastructure to their properties.